Undergarment



June 10, 1941. l. PlLQT UNDERGARMENT iled March 23, 1940 A's/@454 1 /4or INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS.

Patented June 10, 1%41 orr csi,

UNDERG-ARMENT Iisrael Pilot, New York, N. Y.

Application March 23, 1940, Serial No. 325,553

6 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in garmentsand more particularly to ladies undergarments of the type more generallyknown as brassires.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a new and novelconstruction of breast portion or cup for garments of the aforementionedtype.

A feature of the invention resides in a novel construction of breastportion or cup for garments of the aforementioned type whereby thebreasts of the wearer will be supported in an elevated or so-calleduplifted position.

A further feature of the invention resides in a novel constructionwhereby the breast supporting portions will effect the desired mouldingor shaping of the breasts without discomfort on the part of the wearer.

Still a further feature of the invention resides in a novel constructionof the breast portion which permits of independent movement or action ofseparate areas thereof whereby to permit of proper or desired mouldingof the breasts and provide adequate comfortable support therefor in anyposition or posture which the wearer of the garment may assume.

Still a further feature of the invention resides in a novel means forsupporting the garment in position upon the body of the wearer withoutin any manner hindering or hampering the free and independent movementof the different areas thereof.

Other features of the invention relate to certain novel and improvedconstructions and arrangements of parts hereinafter described andparticularly pointed out in the claims, the advantages of which will bereadily understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art.

The invention will be readily understood from the accompanying drawingand the following detailed description of the constructions thereinshown.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the garment in position uponthe body of a wearer,

Figure 2 is a fragmentary view in rear elevation on an enlarged scale,

Figure 3 is a sectional View taken substantially on the line 33 ofFigure 2,

Figure 4 is a detail sectional view taken substantially on the line 4-4of Figure 2, and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view in rear elevation illustrating a modifiedform of th invention. .In the accompanying drawing, the garment isdesignated A and, except for the bust portions which are designated B,may be of any desired type. v

The bust portions B are designed and formed to provide a cup shapedbreast receiving and moulding pocket and extending along the lower edgeof the breast portions B and forming the lower portion of the frontsection of the garment, there is a band Hi. This band I0 is preferablyof greatest width at its central portion as for example, at the pointdesignated II. From the point H, the upper edge of the band In curves ina downward direction providing relatively narrow ends I2 which aresecured as at l3 to the end or'under arm sections l4.

The breast portions B of the garment are of substantially the sameconstruction and the description of one will therefore suffice.

The two breast portions are secured together by a line of stitchingdesignated [5 which forms the center of the front section of thegarment, there being a breast portion upon each side of this line. T

Each breast portion is divided in its upper edge portion, into threeareas, there being a central area It, an inner side area I! and an outerside area l8.

These areas l6, l7 and F8 are formed by cutting into the breast portionfrom the upper edge thereof along two diverging lines of cut designatedl9 and 20 in the drawing. As herein illustrated, the outer line of outwith respect to the center of the garment, and which is designated i9,is, it will be noted, of greater length than is the inner line of cutit, which construction results in the outer area l8 being larger thanthe inner area i1, However, it is to be understood that the invention isnot limited to this construction and that the inner line of cut may bemade longer than the outer line of cut or that both lines of cut may beof the same length depending upon the type of figure to be fitted.

The breast portions are held in breast supporting position by supportingtapes 2| and shoulder straps 22 which latter pass over the shoulders ofthe wearer and are secured to the back of the garment, not shown, in anydesired manner.

The supporting tapes 2! are, as illustrated in detail in Figure 4,preferably formed from inelastic material and are folded backwardly uponthemselves as at 23 and stitched as at 24 to the out edges of the fabricwhich forms the breast portions of the garment. Throughout a portion oftheir adjacent edges within the upper edge of the breast portion, thesesupporting tapes are secured together by a line of stitching such as 26in Figure 4 of the drawing, which stitching, although it connects theside area I! and IS with the central area l6 throughout a portion oftheir adjacent edges, does not interfere with independent movement ofthe areas relatively to one another, since it provides a flexibleconnection between the areas at these points.

Those portions of the supporting tapes which bound or define the inneredges of the side areas I1 and i8, extend beyond the upper edge of thebreast portion and have their free ends attached as at 28, to the apexor upper point of the central section l6 of the breast portion B.

The supporting tapes are of suh'icient length to provide a loopedportion 30 and before their ends are attached at the point 28,heretofore mentioned, they are passed through rings or the like 32carried by the front ends of the shoulder straps 22.

The foregoing construction provides a sliding connection between thesupporting tapes and the shoulder straps the purpose of which will behereinafter more specifically described,

By dividing the upper edge portion of the breast portion into threeareas and by separately supporting these sections from the shoulderstraps by means of supporting tapes which are attached to the shoulderstraps by means of a sliding connection, it will be apparent that thethree areas i6, I1 and i8 are capable of free and independent movementrelatively to one another.

This free and independent movement of the areas l6, I1 and I8 permits offree adjustment of the garment to the breasts, thus eliminating allbinding action along the upper edges of the breast portions of thegarment since the upper edges of the breast portions thereof, by reasonof their being divided instead of continuous, have no tendency to bindupon the breasts due to their elevation by the garment when the same isplaced in wearing position.

The breast portions and the garment are so designed that when thegarment is placed in position, the breasts of the wearer will be drawninwardly and upwardly into position to fill the said breast supportingportions. I am aware that this in itself is not new. However, in thepresent garment, the upper edge portion of the breast portions beingdivided into areas which are capable of independent movement, permits ofthe reast portions adjusting themselves to that form which the breastsassume in their elevated p sition without exerting pressure or bindingaction upon the breasts and without wrinkling or drawing of the garment.

In the modified form of the invention, illustrated in Figure of thedrawing, the supporting tapes are designated 48 and instead of beingextended beyond the upper edge of the garmerit to provide a loop as inthe heretofore described form of the invention, they are attached as at42 and 43 to a tape M which is looped through the ring 32 of theshoulder strap 22, thus providing the sliding connection between thesupporting tapes and the shoulder straps and providing independentsupport of the areas l6, I1 and I8 and permitting of free independentmovement thereof.

In this form of the invention, instead of employing slits or lines ofcuts such as 19 and 2B, which extend into the body of the breastportions, the upper edge portions of the breast portions are dividedinto the three areas i6, 11' and 18 by notching or similarly cuttinginto the upper edges thereof as indicated at 48 in Figure 5, at whichpoints, the supporting tapes 4!) are attached to the upper edges of thebreast portions of the garment.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that the present inventionprovides a new and novel construction in garments of the breastsupporting type in which the several recited objects are accomplished.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a garment of the type described, a breast supporting cup orportion having its upper edge portion divided into a plurality ofseparate independent area's portions of which are unattached to eachother, and means for supporting said areas upon the body of the wearerin such a manner as to permit of independent relative movement of saidseparate independent areas.

2. In a garment, a body portion including bust portions, each of whichbust portions is divided in its upper edge portion into a substantiallycentral area and side areas arranged one upon each side of the centralarea, said side areas being unattached to the central area along aportion of their adjacent edges and means for supporting said areas uponthe body of a wearer to permit of independent movement of the centralarea and the side areas.

3. In a garment, a body portion including bust portions, each of whichbust portions is divided in its upper edge into a substantially centralarea and side areas arranged one upon each side of the central area,said side areas being unattached to the central area along a portion oftheir adjacent edges whereby to permit of independent movement of thecentral area and the side areas, and means for supporting the garmentupon the body of a wearer, said supporting means including shoulderstraps, and supporting tapes, said supporting tapes defining the outeredges of the central area and the inner edges of the side areas andhaving sliding connection with the shoulder straps.

4. In a garment, a body portion including bust portions, each of whichbust portions is divided in its upper edge into a substantially centralarea and side areas arranged one upon each side of the central area,said side areas being unattached to the central area along a portion oftheir adjacent edges whereby to permit of independent movement of thecentral area and the side areas, and means for supporting the garmentupon the body of a wearer, said supporting means including shoulderstraps and supporting tapes, said supporting tapes defining the outeredges of the central area and the inner edges of the side areas andattached to the upper edge of the central area and having loopedportions thereof extending beyond the upper edge of the garment body,and shoulder straps having sliding connection with the looped portionsof the supporting tapes.

5. In a garment, a body portion including bust portions, each of whichbust portions is divided in its upper edge into a substantially centralarea and side areas arranged one upon each side of the central area,said side areas being unattached to the central area along a portion oftheir adjacent edges whereby to permit of independent movement of thecentral area and the side areas, and means for supporting the garmentupon the body of a wearer, said supporting means includmg shoulderstraps, and supporting tapes said supporting tapes being connected atone end to a common point to the upper edge of the central area and attheir other ends to one of the side areas, and means for slidablyconnecting said supporting tapes tothe shoulder straps at points betweentheir attachment to the central area and their respective side areas.

6. In a grament, a body portion including bust portions, each of whichbust portions is divided in its upper edge into a substantially centralarea and side areas arranged one upon each side of the central area,said side areas being unattached to the central area along a portion oftheir adjacent edges and attached to the central area throughout theremainder of their adjacent side edges by a flexible connection wherebyto permit of independent movement of the central area and the sideareas, and means for supporting the garment upon the body of a wearer,said supporting means including shoulder straps, and supporting tapes,said supporting tapes defining the outer edges of the central area andthe inner edges of the side areas and having sliding connection with theshoulder straps.

ISRAEL PILOT.

